Since their first single, ‘King City’, Swim Deep have been on the rise. Their second single ‘Honey’ and the B sides built upon their initial promise and now they’re coming to play Southampton’s very own Joiner’s Arms on Valentine’s Day. Although the tone of some songs, certainly ‘King City’ would perhaps suit a day not…
For one day a year XFM take over the Camden Barfly to put on the XFM Xposure All Dayer; a whole day dedicated to the up and coming artists that are expected to do great things by the end of the year. It has quite a formidable history of guests with previous years exposing artists…
An all-singing-all-dancing musical extravaganza sees Beyoncé reunite with Destiny’s Child and perform some of her greatest hits at the Superbowl 2013 in New Orleans.
With the usual rush of 15-16 year olds galloping frantically towards the barrier I knew immediately I was at an indie gig and a big one at that. The anticipation for the main act was electric as people eagerly jostled for position. The first band that came out were Swim Deep, a four piece that…
Bestival have announced the first acts of this year’s special 10th birthday festival. The theme for this year is ‘HMS Bestival’ and I’m recommending you definitely hop on board as it is set to be the biggest and best yet. Bestival always manages to secure some outstandingly legendary headliners and this year is no different.…
Last week I headed to Kingston to a little pub venue called The Cricketers to see some of my favourite local musicians, most of whom I’d met at open mic nights in Southampton. Headlining was Tim O T, accompanied by his backing band, who delivered a very enjoyable set with his songs that “ironically combine…
On Thursday February 7 this year’s Kerrang! Tour will be stopping for a night at our very own Southampton Guildhall. Continuing it’s long set tradition of providing the highest-quality acts in the Rock scene, this years event will be headlined by American rockers Black Veil Brides and feature support slots from Chiodos, Tonight Alive and…
Many of you festival goers may remember Two Door Cinema Club and their anthemic party tones from Reading 2010. Having thought they’d suffered the same fate as actual cinema it was a nice surprise to hear that they’re back with their latest album Beacon. Turns out they’d been busy touring America all this time, who…
Since moving to Southampton, The Joiners has quickly and without a doubt become my favourite venue. This night wasn’t simply another night here; the night had arrived of The Vaccines’ Benefit Show. Following the success of Frank Turner’s show last month to increase revenue for the venue, I had very high expectations. We had the opportunity…
Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is back touring his controversial “blue” comedy. His new show, which is imaginatively titled, “Front Page Boobs,” will no doubt appeal to the tens of fans he has amassed during his vibrant career. Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is ‘famed’ for his colourful patchwork suit, flying helmet and goggles which he dons for each performance. His style of comedy has been heavily criticised and he has…
Since my early teens I have dragged myself to The Joiners Arms to see an array of small punk bands, bands from across the pond and even friends bands take to the venues tiny stage, with each experience being very special. Tonight is just that and more. Frank Turner, fresh off a massive UK Tour…
Southampton was the final stop in the England and Scotland leg of Goulding’s Halcyon tour to coincide with her second studio album. From someone who had only heard a handful of songs from the pop sensation, I was eager to see what she had to offer. The first support act was Sons & Lovers, who…
12 shows in 12 days, 12 places in the UK, 12 live venues. Not something you usually associate with poetry. As Scroobius Pip explained himself, he wanted to bring spoken word to live music venues across the country, to put it into a different setting, aside from theatres and the like. The majority of the…
Gary Numan is a rare alumnus of the 80’s new wave era. Not only did he inadvertently invent it, he showed everyone how to not do it approximately 6 years later. Famously stating once that upon arriving at a studio to record a punk record, he glanced at a Moog monophonic synthesizer and decidedly thought:…